1828 - Composer Franz Schubert dies
1905 - Tommy Dorsey born
1917 - Indira Gandhi born
1933 - Larry King born
1936 - Dick Cavett born
1938 - Ted Turner born
1942 - Calvin Klein born
1961 - Meg Ryan born
1962 - Jodie Foster born
1967 - The Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, defends his decision to devalue the pound saying it will tackle the "root cause" of Britain's economic problems.
1969 - A second crew of astronauts lands on the Moon with the Apollo 12 mission to the Ocean of Storms.
1977 - The president of Egypt, Anwar Sadat, begins his trip to Israel, the first Arab leader ever to visit the Jewish state and Kerri Strug born.
1985 - The first meeting in six years between the world's superpowers (the United States and the Soviet Union), begins in Switzerland.
1992 - Doctors treating Hillsborough victim Tony Bland are told by High Court in London, they can disconnect feeding tubes keeping him alive.
1994 - An estimated jackpot of £7m is up for grabs in Britain's first ever National Lottery draw.
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